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Woodrow Wilson: We shall regard the war as won only when the German people say to us, through properly accredited representatives, that…

On the recordDecember 3, 1917
We shall regard the war as won only when the German people say to us, through properly accredited representatives, that they are ready to agree to a settlement based upon justice and the reparation of the wrongs their rulers have done.
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Woodrow Wilson
Democratic · New Jersey

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Fifth Annual Message

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